The Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will meet Tuesday in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively, to canvass the votes of last Tuesday’s Primary election. In Atlantic, the Board will gather at 1:30-p.m. in their boardroom at the Courthouse to conduct the canvass.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Supervisors will meet at 9:30-a.m. for their regular weekly session, during which they will receive the resignation of the County Veteran’s Affairs Director. A canvass of the votes will take place at 9:45. At 10:15-a.m. Tuesday, the Board in Adair County will hear a report from the General Relief Coordinator with regard to General Relief and an Emergency backup. And, at around 10:30-a.m., they’ll hear from V-A Administrator Donna Bittner, with regard to Perpetual Care of Catholic Cemeteries.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in locating a trailer reported stolen over the weekend from a residence in rural Red Oak. The owner reported to authorities the 2004, red H&H two-wheel trailer was missing from their property on Ironwood Avenue, at around 3:10-p.m., Sunday. They believe it was taken sometime between the hours of 10:30-a.m. and 3-p.m. If you have any information on the location of the trailer, or who may have taken it, call the Montgomery County Sherif’f’s Office or Montgomery County Crimestoppers.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Media and political analysts say Omaha residents will find their televisions inundated with political ads aimed at the presidential election in the weeks before the November 6th general election.  But the ads aren’t necessarily aimed at the very red state of Nebraska.  The target lies across the Missouri River, as both campaigns battle for undecided Iowa. And to get air time in western Iowa, you’ve got to go through Omaha. Presidential campaign ads have already shown up in Omaha earlier than usual. Omaha television station KETV says President Barack Obama’s campaign has been running ads, but not Romney’s. But Romney is getting a boost in Omaha from some conservative super PACs, which have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to run ads slamming Obama for several weeks.

The Iowa State Patrol says a Council Bluffs man was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, following an accident Sunday afternoon just off of Interstate 80 in Adair County. Officials say 45-year old Michael J. Bersane, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry eastbound on I-80 and attempting to take the Casey exit (Exit 83), when he lost control of the car. The vehicle went off the exit ramp and came to rest on its wheels in the ditch between the exit ramp in I-80. The accident happened at around 12:20-p.m. The Patrol says Bersane, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to CCMH by Stuart Rescue for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

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Authorities in central Iowa’s Polk County says two Council Bluffs men were arrested over the weekend on drug charges. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, 30-year old Chandler Robbins and 34-year old Allen Sutton, were taken into custody early Saturday morning following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. Both men face Possession of Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Deliver Meth, charges. They were being held in the Polk County Jail on $100,000 bond, each. Authorities say a search of the mens’ vehicle resulted in the recovery of three guns, in addition to an unspecified amount of methamphetamine in plastic bags.

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Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers this (Monday) morning, released a report on weekend activity in his department. Brothers says early Saturday morning, 27-year old Anthony Michael Schaner, of Iowa City, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Schaner was released on$1,000.00 bond. Also on Saturday, residents on West Division and South 16th Streets in Clarinda reported someone destroyed their mailboxes, using a blunt instrument of some sort. Damage from the incidents, which remain under investigation, amounted to $200. And, on Friday, a Clarinda resident reported to police she had been the victim of a mail fraud scheme. The loss was estimated at $400.00. That incident also remains under investigation.

Severe thunderstorms Sunday evening and overnight, brought strong winds, some hail and much needed rain. Here in Atlantic, we received Nine-tenths of an inch of rain at the KJAN studios. Other areas of town reported 1.4-inches. Up at “The Valley,” (Highway 71/I-80), our spotter says she received .8″ of rain. An unofficial rainfall report from Walnut indicated 1.9-inches.

Harlan reports .91-inch, and Massena 1.53-inches. In Shenandoah, 1.84-inches of rain fell. Anywhere from 2-to 4-inches of rain fell over portions of western and northwestern Pottawattamie County last night, as storms continued to train and reform over an area stretching from the Interstate 80/680 split, southwest to Council Bluffs.

The storms also brought some unwanted hail. The National Weather Service says nickel-sized hail fell at around 10:30-p.m. in Council Bluffs. Strong winds toppled a power pole north of Atlantic along Olive Street, near Chicago Road, just after 8-p.m., Sunday. The pole fell across Olive Street, blocking the road for about 30-to 40-minutes.

The City Council in Audubon will hold its regular meeting this evening, beginning at Seven o’clock. On their agenda, is a progress report on abatements, a report from the Fire Chief, discussion about City radios, and resolutions approving cigarette permits, the publication of 2011 wages, and the transfer of funds from Water to General. The Audubon City Council will also discuss Sewer rates, wages and raises.